A Yankee Fan’s Five Favorite Red Sox Players (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

There has been a rumor floating around in recent weeks that free agent designated hitter David Ortiz could join the New York Yankees. The chances of it actually happening are probably slim at best, but it got me thinking how would it feel to have Ortiz on my Yankees?

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Cookie Lavagetto and His Big Pinch Hit in the 1947 World Series: A Fan Remembers (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

New York Yankees fans--such as I--who go back only as far as the early 1960s with their memories of the Bronx Bombers, are too young to have witnessed the exploits of Cookie Lavagetto and what he means to Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers fans.

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Free-agent pitcher C.J. Wilson to make decision next week? (Yahoo! Sports)

The top free-agent starting pitcher in the market, lefty C.J. Wilson, was wooed by the Miami Marlins on Monday...

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AP source: Red Sox choose Valentine as manager (AP)

FILE - In this June 14, 2011 file photo, Houston Astros general manager Ed Wade talks to the media before a baseball game in Houston. The Astros fired Wade and team president Tal Smith on Sunday night, Nov. 27, 2011, in the first of the changes promised by new owner Jim Crane.

The Boston Red Sox have picked Bobby Valentine to be their next manager and the sides were working to complete a contract, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. An announcement could come by Thursday.


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AP source: BoSox choose Valentine as manager (The Canadian Press)

The Boston Red Sox have picked Bobby Valentine to be their next manager and the sides were working to complete a contract, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.

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Valentine or Lamont: Red Sox face style decision (Yahoo! Sports)

The new manager in Boston will either be charismatic (Valentine) or subdued (Lamont). Which would be the best fit?

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MLB roundup: Astros dismiss GM, president (Yahoo! Sports)

Just a week after the sale of the club from Drayton McLane to Jim Crane, the Houston Astros dismissed general manager Ed Wade and team president Tal Smith on Sunday night. Crane, who said he would "make some very, very quick adjustments," when the sale was finalized in...

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Postseason shares on Cardinals worth $323,170 (AP)

A full postseason share for the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals was worth $323,170, up slightly from last year but still below the record set in 2009. A full share was worth $317,631 on the 2010 San Francisco Giants and $350,030 on the 2009 New York Yankees. The commissioner's office said Monday a full share on the losing Rangers was $251,516, up from $246,280 on Texas last year but...

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Post-Thanksgiving free-agent feeding frenzy begins (Yahoo! Sports)

The market for sluggers Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder seems slim but could heat up as the winter meetings approach.

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New York Yankees Re-Sign Garcia, but More Work Remains: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Though the New York Yankees year ended with a disappointing playoff loss at the hands of the Detroit Tigers, there were some positives to take away from the season though not enough to eliminate the sting of an early playoff exit.

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